Lead Nitrate

lead(II) nitrate ➜ lead(II) oxide, oxygen and nitrogen dioxide.

2Pb(NO₃)₂ (s) ➜ 2 PbO (s) + 4 NO₂ (g) + O₂ (g)

molecular weights
2Pb(NO₃)₂ = 2(207.2 + 2•14.01 + 6•15.99) = 662.32 g/mol



lead(II) nitrate + Potassium chloride ➜ Lead(II) chloride +

Pb(NO₃)₂(aq) + 2KCl(aq) ➜ PbCl₂(s) + 2KNO₃(aq)

molecular weights
Pb(NO₃)₂ = 331.2 g/mol
KCl = 74.55 g/mol
PbCl₂ = 278.10 g/mol
KNO₃ = 101.10 g/mol